USPTO Patents Application 10509308

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U.S. APPLICATION NUMBER NO.

FIRST NAMED APPLICANT

ATTY. DOCKET NO.

10/509,308

26263

SONNENSCHEIN NATH & ROSENTHAL LLP
P.O.BOX 061080

WACKER DRIVE STATION, SEARS TOWER
CHICAGO, IL 60606-1080

Torn Abiko

09792909-5980

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION NO.

I.A. FILING DATE

01/22/2004

PCT/JP04/00536

I

PRIORITY DATE

02/06/2003

CONFIRMATION NO. 5417
371 ACCEPTANCE LETTER

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Date Mailed: 03/07/2005

NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATION UNDER 35 U.S.C 371 AND 37 CFR 1.495

The applicant is hereby advised that the United States Patent and Trademark Office in its capacity as a
Designated / Elected Office (37 CFR 1 .495), has determined that the above identified international application has
met the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 371, and is ACCEPTED for national patentability examination in the United
States Patent and Trademark Office.

The United States Application Number assigned to the application is shown above and the relevant dates are:

09/27/2004 09/27/2004
DATE OF RECEIPT OF 35 U.S.C. 371 (c)(1 ), (c)(2) and DATE OF COMPLETION OF ALL 35 U.S.C. 371
(c)(4) REQUIREMENTS REQUIREMENTS

A Filing Receipt (PTO-103X) will be issued for the present application in due course. THE DATE APPEARING
ON THE FILING RECEIPT AS THE " FILING DATE" IS THE DATE ON WHICH THE LAST OF THE 35 U.S.C.
371 (c)(1), (c)(2) and (c)(4) REQUIREMENTS HAS BEEN RECEIVED IN THE OFFICE. THIS DATE IS SHOWN
ABOVE. The filing date of the above identified application is the international filing date of the international
application (Article 11(3) and 35 U.S.C. 363). Once the Filing Receipt has been received, send all
correspondence to the Group Art Unit designated thereon.

The following items have been received:

Copy of the International Application filed on 09/27/2004

English Translation of the IA filed on 09/27/2004

Copy of the International Search Report filed on 09/27/2004

Preliminary Amendments filed on 09/27/2004

Information Disclosure Statements filed on 09/27/2004

Oath or Declaration filed on 09/27/2004

Request for Immediate Examination filed on 09/27/2004

U.S. Basic National Fees filed on 09/27/2004

Assignment filed on 09/27/2004

Priority Documents filed on 09/27/2004

Power of Attorney filed on 09/27/2004

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Applicant is reminded that any communications to the United States Patent and Trademark Office must be mailed
to the address given in the heading and include the U.S. application no. shown above (37 CFR 1 .5)

LAMONT M HUNTER
Telephone: (703) 308-9140 EXT 201

PART 3 - OFFICE COPY

FORM PCT/DO/EO/903 (371 Acceptance Notice)